| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Paolini (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Parker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Hardy (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Robert Hardy inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 37-25 |
| 19:29 | Duke | Richard Paolini grabs the defensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 19:13 | Duke | Scott Davis steps in front of the Dennis Greene pass | 37-25 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | Scott Davis lays it in | 37-27 |
| 18:41 | Duke | Bobby Grant is hacked by Scott Davis - foul #1 on Scott Davis, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| 18:25 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski scores on a runner from close range set up by Dennis Greene and he's hacked by David Rhodes - foul #3 on David Rhodes, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| 18:25 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski misses the free throw | 39-27 |
| 18:25 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the fadeaway in the lane | 39-27 |
| 17:57 | St. John's | Scott Davis tips it in | 39-29 |
| 17:42 | Duke | Dennis Greene scores on a 3 from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 17:14 | St. John's | Robert Hardy is hacked by Richard Paolini - foul #2 on Richard Paolini, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Robert Calloway (SG), Barry Ward (SF), David Cummings (C) Bobby Grant, Dennis Greene, Richard Paolini, Eric Parker | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG), Martin Arsenault (PF) Scott Davis, David Rhodes | |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from John Hart | 42-31 |
| 16:36 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Marsh | 44-31 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | John Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Dennis Hall (PF) Jeffrey Marsh, Ivan Rudnitski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), David Rhodes (PF) John Hart, Paul Oliphant | |
| 15:54 | Duke | Bobby Grant hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Martin Arsenault - foul #2 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| 15:54 | Duke | Bobby Grant makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 15:54 | Duke | Bobby Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | David Rhodes grabs the board | 45-31 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Calloway (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Barry Ward (fresh) PF - Dennis Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hough (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hardy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Arsenault (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | St. John's | Robert Hardy double dribbles | 45-31 |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Greene (SG), Richard Paolini (SF), Eric Parker (C) Robert Calloway, Barry Ward, David Cummings | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:07 | Duke | Dennis Greene hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | David Rhodes snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | David Rhodes buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Davis and he's hacked by Dennis Hall - foul #1 on Dennis Hall, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG), Paul Oliphant (C) Scott Davis, Martin Arsenault | |
| 15:01 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the free throw | 45-33 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | Robert Hardy snags the offensive board | 45-33 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is fouled on the floor by Eric Parker - foul #3 on Eric Parker, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski (PF) Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | St. John's | Martin Arsenault (PF) David Rhodes | |
| 14:28 | St. John's | John Hart makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 14:01 | Duke | Eric Parker is hacked by Robert Hardy - foul #2 on Robert Hardy, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG), Barry Ward (SF), David Cummings (C) Bobby Grant, Richard Paolini, Eric Parker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), Woodrow Shapiro (SF) James Hough, Robert Hardy | |
| 13:49 | Duke | Dennis Greene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (SF) Woodrow Shapiro | |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Hart | 45-38 |
| 13:11 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 45-38 |
| 13:09 | Duke | David Cummings hits the follow up shot | 47-38 |
| 12:47 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Calloway (SG), Richard Paolini (SF), Dennis Hall (PF), Eric Parker (C) Dennis Greene, Barry Ward, Ivan Rudnitski, David Cummings | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), James Hough (SG), Robert Hardy (SF) John Hart, Thomas Powell, Paul Oliphant | |
| 12:29 | Duke | Scott Davis is called for the reach on Jeffrey Marsh - foul #2 on Scott Davis, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG) Jeffrey Marsh | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:13 | Duke | Robert Calloway misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | David Rhodes comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 47-38 |
| 11:50 | Duke | Dennis Hall pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Calloway (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Paolini (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hough (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hardy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Arsenault (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Duke | Bobby Grant's layup is rejected by Martin Arsenault | 47-38 |
| 11:21 | St. John's | David Rhodes snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 10:59 | St. John's | David Rhodes blows the layup | 47-38 |
| 10:57 | Duke | The rebound goes to Dennis Hall | 47-38 |
| 10:38 | Duke | Bobby Grant is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Bobby Grant, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Greene (SG), Barry Ward (SF), Ivan Rudnitski (PF), David Cummings (C) Robert Calloway, Richard Paolini, Dennis Hall, Eric Parker | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (PG), Thomas Powell (SG), Woodrow Shapiro (SF), Louis Taylor (PF), Paul Oliphant (C) Scott Davis, James Hough, Robert Hardy, David Rhodes, Martin Arsenault | |
| 10:25 | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro is hacked by Barry Ward - foul #1 on Barry Ward, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG) Bobby Grant | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:08 | St. John's | John Hart knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Powell | 47-41 |
| 09:55 | Duke | Woodrow Shapiro picks off the pass by Dennis Greene | 47-41 |
| 09:32 | St. John's | John Hart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 09:15 | Duke | David Cummings drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Ward and he's hacked by Woodrow Shapiro - foul #1 on Woodrow Shapiro, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG) Jeffrey Marsh | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), James Hough (SF) Thomas Powell, Woodrow Shapiro | |
| 09:15 | Duke | David Cummings makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the turnaround from the left block | 50-43 |
| 08:49 | Duke | Dennis Greene gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 08:28 | Duke | David Cummings blows the layup | 50-43 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | James Hough snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | The jump hook by James Hough is blocked by Ivan Rudnitski | 50-43 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the tip | 50-43 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Hough | 50-43 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Ivan Rudnitski - foul #1 on Ivan Rudnitski, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Duke | Robert Calloway (SG), Richard Paolini (SF), Eric Parker (C) Dennis Greene, Barry Ward, David Cummings | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG), Robert Hardy (SF), David Rhodes (PF) Scott Davis, James Hough, Louis Taylor | |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:37 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Calloway (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Paolini (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Rudnitski (fresh) 8 pts. C - Eric Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) SF - Robert Hardy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Duke | Bobby Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 07:22 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski tips it home | 52-45 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the driving attempt from the right block | 52-47 |
| 06:52 | Duke | Bobby Grant can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 06:50 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski tips it home | 54-47 |
| 06:26 | St. John's | Thomas Powell can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 06:25 | Duke | Richard Paolini grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 06:01 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski is hacked by David Rhodes - foul #4 on David Rhodes, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Duke | Jeffrey Marsh (PG) Bobby Grant | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), James Hough (SG), Martin Arsenault (C) John Hart, Thomas Powell, Paul Oliphant | |
| 06:01 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 06:01 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Martin Arsenault grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:40 | St. John's | David Rhodes buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Hardy | 55-49 |
| 05:21 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Marsh | 57-49 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | James Hough scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 04:37 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:11 | St. John's | David Rhodes is hacked by Robert Calloway - foul #1 on Robert Calloway, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Duke | Bobby Grant (PG), Dennis Greene (SG), Barry Ward (SF), Dennis Hall (PF), David Cummings (C) Jeffrey Marsh, Robert Calloway, Richard Paolini, Ivan Rudnitski, Eric Parker | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Hart (SG), Paul Oliphant (C) Scott Davis, Robert Hardy | |
| 04:11 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:11 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:53 | Duke | Dennis Hall clanks a shot in the lane | 59-54 |
| 03:52 | Duke | David Cummings can't tip it in | 59-54 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | James Hough grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | James Hough is fouled on the floor by Barry Ward - foul #2 on Barry Ward, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Thomas Powell (SG) David Rhodes | |
| 03:45 | St. John's | James Hough makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:45 | St. John's | James Hough makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:23 | Duke | David Cummings misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Martin Arsenault - foul #3 on Martin Arsenault, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Woodrow Shapiro (SF) James Hough | |
| 03:23 | Duke | David Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:23 | Duke | David Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Duke | PG - Bobby Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Barry Ward (fresh) PF - Dennis Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Cummings (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - John Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Powell (fresh) SF - Woodrow Shapiro (fresh) PF - Martin Arsenault (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Oliphant (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the lay-in | 61-56 |
| 03:05 | St. John's | Thomas Powell grabs the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant is fouled on the floor by Bobby Grant - foul #2 on Bobby Grant, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Duke | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Davis (PG), Robert Hardy (SF) Thomas Powell, Woodrow Shapiro | |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:48 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:46 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Paolini (SF), Ivan Rudnitski (PF), Eric Parker (C) Barry Ward, Dennis Hall, David Cummings | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Rhodes (PF) Martin Arsenault | |
| 02:34 | Duke | Eric Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 61-58 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant misses the jump hook in the paint | 61-58 |
| 02:19 | Duke | Dennis Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 01:52 | Duke | Bobby Grant connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant loses the dribble to Dennis Greene | 64-58 |
| 01:27 | Duke | Bobby Grant misses the easy layup | 64-58 |
| 01:25 | Duke | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Greene | 64-58 |
| 01:20 | Duke | Bobby Grant is hacked by Scott Davis - foul #3 on Scott Davis, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| 01:20 | Duke | Bobby Grant makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 01:20 | Duke | Bobby Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | St. John's | John Hart knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Duke | Richard Paolini is hacked by Scott Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Davis, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Hall (C) Eric Parker | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:55 | Duke | Richard Paolini makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:55 | Duke | Richard Paolini makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Paul Oliphant buries a fadeaway from close range | 68-63 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Scott Davis is called for the reach on Dennis Hall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Scott Davis, team foul #11 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Duke | Barry Ward (SF) Richard Paolini | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Hough (SG) Scott Davis | |
| 00:47 | Duke | Dennis Hall misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:47 | Duke | Dennis Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Dennis Hall - foul #2 on Dennis Hall, team foul #10 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Paolini (SF), Eric Parker (C) Barry Ward, Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:39 | St. John's | David Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | David Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:39 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski grabs the board | 69-64 |
| 00:38 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski is fouled in the backcourt by John Hart - foul #1 on John Hart, team foul #12 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Duke | Barry Ward (SF), Dennis Hall (C) Richard Paolini, Eric Parker | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:38 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:38 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | John Hart buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Rhodes | 70-67 |
| 00:31 | Duke | Duke calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | Duke | Richard Paolini (SF), Eric Parker (C) Barry Ward, Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:29 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski is fouled in the backcourt by John Hart - foul #2 on John Hart, team foul #13 | 70-67 |
| 00:29 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:29 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | James Hough comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 00:21 | Duke | Eric Parker grabs the board | 72-67 |
| 00:19 | Duke | Eric Parker is hacked by John Hart in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Hart, team foul #14 | 72-67 |
| 00:19 | Duke | Eric Parker makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:19 | Duke | Eric Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | David Rhodes snags the defensive board | 73-67 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | John Hart travels with the ball | 73-67 |
| Subs | Duke | Dennis Hall (C) Eric Parker | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:09 | Duke | John Hart is called for the reach on Ivan Rudnitski in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Hart, team foul #15 | 73-67 |
| 00:09 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:09 | Duke | Ivan Rudnitski makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Duke | Duke is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:03 | St. John's | John Hart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Hough | 75-67 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | The clock runs out | 75-67 |